Boylston Happenings

Boylston Fall Soccer Registration is open through July 8. Visit www.boylstonyouthsoccer.org, for information and to register all age groups. Online registration and payment is now mandatory through the website. No paper or mail-in registrations will be accepted. Volunteers are needed for the fall 2013 season. Further information is available on the BYSA website.

Preschool openings are available at Tahanto Regional High School’s program. Located at the middle/high school, 1001 Main St., the program is accredited by National Association for the Education of Young Children. Sessions for 3-year-olds are Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Sessions for 4-year-olds are Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 8:30 to 11 a.m., and from noon to 2:30 p.m. For questions, contact Mrs. Svenning at (508) 869-2333, ext. 2112, or email esvenning@bbrsd.org.

Boylston Hillside Farmers Market Vendors are needed for the market, which runs on Saturdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Aug. 3 through Oct. 5, at the Gough House, 221 Main St. This year, Children’s Day, on Saturday, Sept. 14, will encourage local youth to be entrepreneurs for a day by allowing them to set up a table at the market, offering the opportunity to sell their vegetables, crafts or other products alongside the regular market vendors, as well as to enjoy live music, crafts and other activities. WIC and senior food assistance coupons will be accepted. For more information on becoming a vendor on children’s day, contact Joan Gera at (508) 216-6670 or joangera@yahoo.com. Other interested vendors should contact Janet Carpenter, market manager, at (508) 869-6539 or janet.e.carpenter@gmail.com. There is no deadline for signing up, but if vendors contact Janet by the beginning of July, they will be included in the town-wide mailing list sent out late July. The program is supported in part by a grant from the Boylston Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

‘Total Sports Squirts’ is a weeklong camp with Parks and Recreation for any child that wants to try their hand at more than one sport. Try lacrosse, soccer, T-ball, parachute games and more, in a safe environment. Open to children to ages 3 to 6, this camp will take place the week of July 8 to 12 at Hillside Fields, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. The cost is for the program $79. To register for this program, stop by the Parks and Recreation Office, 215 Main St., behind the police station, or visit www.boylston-ma.gov/pages/boylstonma_recreation/index.

Summer Sports Camp is a weeklong camp with Parks and Recreation in which children will be able to play 16 different sports from around the world. The camp, for children ages 7 to 12, will be held July 8 through 12 and costs $179. A half-day option is available from 9 to 12:30 p.m. for $149. To register for this program, stop by the Parks and Recreation Office, 215 Main St., behind the police station, or visit www.boylston-ma.gov/pages/boylstonma_recreation/index.

Boylston Library Book club will meet on Wednesday, July 10, at 1 p.m., at the Boylston Municipal Offices. The club is reading “The Ha-Ha” by Dave King. Books are available at the library. Contact Lynn Clermontlclermont@boylston-ma.gov for more information.

54th Annual Lily Show on Saturday, July 13, from 1 to 5 p.m. and Sunday, July 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., presented by the New England Lily Society at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive. The show is included in the cost of admission. Educational displays, staffed membership table with helpful hints, book sales and other related information are part of the show. Jim Daniel, President of the New England Lily Society will give a presentation on Saturday, at 2 p.m. entitled “Growing Lilies Organically.” and Patty Stewart, an expert lily grower, will give a presentation on Sunday at 2 p.m. entitled “Lily Propagation and Scaling.” Members are admitted free, otherwise admission is $12 for adults, $9 for seniors and $7 for youth 6 to 18 and children under 6 admitted free. For more information, call (508) 869-6111 or visit www.towerhillbg.org.

Boylston Youth Soccer/YES Soccer Camps are offering a soccer camp from July 15 through 19, from 5 to 8 p.m., at Boylston Hillside Fields, 221 Main St. Register online at www.boylstonyouthsoccer.org. Cost is $90 for U6 through U10 and $105 for U12+. For more information, contact Tom Butler at (860) 857-8950 or email butler.t@youthelitesoccer.com.

“Spamalot,” the Monty Python musical, will be presented by Calliope Productions, 150 Main St., July 15 through 20, Thursday through Saturday, at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays, at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $18 and $15 for students and seniors. For reservations, call (508) 869-6887 or visit www.calliopeproductions.org.

Worm Races will be held on Thursday, July 18, at11 a.m. at the Children’s Garden, Hillside. The program is for all ages. The rain date is Monday, July 23. Bring bag lunch for after the races. The library will provide drinks. To register, email jmfriebert1@hotmail.com.

Sept. 11 Memorial and West Point Academy, a Seniors on the Go trip, will be on Friday and Saturday, July 19 and 20. The price is $299 per person double and $359 per person single. Includes lodging, dinner theater show, touring and services of a tour director. Trip includes a visit to the Hudson River Valley, and Lyndhurst Castle. Pick up will be at Calliope Productions, 150 Main St. For questions, call Dave (508) 896-6830 or log onto www.boylstonseniorsonthego.com.

Boylston Food Pantry, is open in the lower level of the Town Hall, 221 Main St., on Mondays, from 10 a.m. to noon, and starting July 20, it will be open on the third Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The pantry is not open on holidays or inclement weather. For questions, call (508) 869-2826. The food pantry is open to Boylston residents.

Marion Stoddart and The Work of 1000 will be presented on Tuesday July 23, at 7 p.m., at the Boylston Municipal Offices, Hillside. The Work of 1000 is a 30-min documentary about the parallel journey of two characters, one a young woman discouraged at her future as a suburban housewife, the other a river, a once beautiful and teeming with wildlife – now a hopeless, toxic sludge pit. After the film, Marion and the Nashua River Watershed Association will speak about what local citizens can do to help complete the vision of a permanently protected greenway along the Nashua River. No registration required.

Boston Red Sox triple header, a Seniors on the Go trip, will be Friday through Sunday, July 26 though 28. Trip includes two evening games and one day game at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Md., and a tour of Gettysburg National Park as the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg is celebrated. Cost is $449 per person for doubles, $429 per person for triples and $559 per person for singles. For questions, call Dave (508) 896-6830 or log onto www.boylstonseniorsonthego.com.

Jack and the Beanstalk, presented by Dream Tale Puppets, will be Saturday July 27, at 11 a.m., at the Boylston Municipal Offices, Hillside. The show is for children ages preschool and up. To register, email jmfriebert1@hotmail.com.

Blues Barbecue: Roomful of Blues, as part of the Tower Hill Concert Series, will perform on Sunday, July 28, at 5:30 p.m., with a barbecue meal be available for purchase from 5 p.m. to 6:30 pm.The concert take place at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, exit 24 off Interstate 290. For more information, call (508) 869-6111 or sign on to www.towerhillbg.org.

Visit Tanglewood on Sunday, July 28. This trip is sponsored by The Northborough Travelers and is open to Boylston residents. The day will begin with Sunday brunch at Dakota’s Restaurant in Pittsfield. After brunch the group will attend a Boston Symphony Orchestra concert at Tanglewood featuring the Orchestra with Christoph Eschenbach, Conductor, and Garrick Ohlsson, pianist. Seats are reserved in the shed and the performance will feature Dvorak’s Carnival Overture, Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 from the New World. The bus will leave Trinity Church, Northboro, at 9:30 a.m. and the Shrewsbury Senior Center at 9:45 a.m., returning at approximately 6:30 p.m. The cost is $89 per person and includes all gratuities. For reservations, contact Martha Bigelow at (508) 869-2446 before mailing payment to confirm space availability. Mail checks payable to Northboro Travelers to Martha Bigelow, 50 School St., Boylston, MA 01505. No refund if reservation canceled after payment date.

Vacation Bible School at the First Congregational Church, 10 Church St., will center around on “Paul’s Adventures in Athens,” and will run from July 29 through Aug. 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information, contact the Church at (508) 869-2027.

Livingston Taylor concert as part of the Tower Hill Concert Series, will be on Friday, Aug 9. Tickets may be purchased online at www.towerhillbg.org, or over the phone at (508) 869-6111. The concert take place at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, exit 24 off Interstate 290. For more information, call (508) 869-6111 or sign on to www.towerhillbg.org.

Clam Bake trip to Scarborough Maine will be Wednesday, Aug. 21. This trip is sponsored by The Northborough Travelers and is open to Boylston residents. Payment for this trip is due by Friday, Aug. 9. Lunch will be served at the Clambake Restaurant. Choices are lobster, chicken, or baked or fried haddock. Meal includes steamers, chowder, beverage and dessert. Lunch will be followed by a visit to the Town of Freeport for an afternoon exploring the town and its shops, including L.L. Bean. The bus will leave the Shrewsbury Senior Center at 8:30 a.m. and Trinity Church, Northboro, at 8:45 a.m., returning at approximately 6:30 p.m. The cost is $78 per person and includes all gratuities. For reservations, contact Martha Bigelow at (508) 869-2446 before mailing payment to confirm space availability. Mail checks payable to Northboro Travelers to Martha Bigelow, 50 School St., Boylston, MA 01505. No refund if reservation canceled after payment date.

A Free Summer Concert with Parks and Recreation will be held at the Hillside fields/pavilion, 215 -221 Main St., on Saturday, Aug. 24. Bring lawn chairs and a blanket. Activities will be set up for anyone interested, including kite flying, bad mitten and Frisbee. The snack shack will be open to sell hot dogs, snacks, drinks and more. More details will follow.

Celebrate Grandparents Day by visiting York Beach, Maine on Saturday, Sept. 7. This trip is sponsored by The Northborough Travelers and is open to Boylston residents. Payment is due by Saturday, Aug. 31. The trip includes a box lunch stop at Fort McClary, Kittery Point, with time to explore this historic fort. The afternoon will be on your own at the beach, walkway, bathhouses, benches and a variety of small shops, including the home of the goldenrod kisses, a bowling alley, arcade and amusement park. The trip will be held rain or shine. Children must be age 6 and over and accompanied by an adult at all times. Those without grandchildren are welcome. The bus will leave the Shrewsbury Senior Center at 9:15 a.m. and Trinity Church, Northboro, at 9:30 a.m., returning at approximately 6:30 p.m. The cost is $40 per person and includes all gratuities. For reservations, contact Martha Bigelow at (508) 869-2446 before mailing payment to confirm space availability. Mail checks payable to Northboro Travelers to Martha Bigelow, 50 School St., Boylston, MA 01505. No refund if reservation canceled after payment date.

A Tahanto intergenerational concert and MusicFest will be held in October. Musically inclined students and alumni are invited to mark their calendars for the weekend of Oct. 11 through 13, for a reunion music performance. If you are or you know a Tahanto graduate who participated in the music program, plan to get involved in this special celebration of the arts at Tahanto, an alumni fundraising event, and help spread the word. The plan is for a rehearsal on the evening of Friday, Oct. 11, a variety show/performance on Saturday afternoon and a concert on Saturday evening, Oct. 12, culminating with a jazz brunch at the new Tahanto facility on Sunday, Oct. 13 for participants and their families. Proceeds from the weekend MusicFest will benefit the Music Department and two music scholarships at the high school. Volunteers are needed. If you wish to get involved, they need help to collect mailing addresses and contact information; put together a program for the performance; coordinate out-of-town visitors for the event; provide food for the rehearsal times and performances, play and sing. Go to bit.ly/TRHSalumniconcert via Facebook, for plans for this important event or email info@tahantomusic.org to sign up to get involved.

Boylston Public Library has temporarily located to a room in the Municipal Office Building, 221 Main St., while renovations are under way. Hours while at town hall: Monday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m., and Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The temporary phone number is (508) 797-2913. Story Hour currently meets at the Boylston Municipal Offices at 221 Main St. on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m., for children ages 5 and under. The Boylston Library Book Club for Adults currently meets at the Municipal Office on the first Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m.

The regional recycling center is open every Wednesday from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. and the third Saturday of each month from 8 to 11 a.m. for full, bulk/general collections. In addition, for the month of May there will be extra hours on Tuesdays, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The center is located at 131 Raymond Huntington Highway, West Boylston. Visit www.wachusettearthday.org for information on items that can be recycled and fees charged. For information, contact Colleen Abrams at (508) 829-3954. This year, household hazardous waste will be collected June 15, Sept. 21 and Nov. 16. Volunteers are needed to expanded collection hours. If you can help, contact Colleen Abrams at (508) 479-2123 or visit www.wachusettearthday.org. The website also lists the types of items that can be drop off during collections.

Book delivery to homebound residents is offered by the Friends of the Boylston Library. If you or someone you know would like this service, contact Lynn Clermont at (508) 869-2371 or, by email at lclermont@boylston-ma.gov.

The Boylston Film Screening and Discussion Group will be on hiatus until further notice. meets on the last Saturday of the month to discuss and watch movies. The current theme is the mystery genre. Call (508) 869-2371 or visit boylstonlibrary.org for more info.

The Boylston Public Library is looking for Boylston teens, age 12 through 18, interested in working with the library staff to improve and promote the library’s collection and services for middle school and high school students. To apply, send a brief statement about yourself to Lynn Clermont at lclermont@boylston-ma.gov or stop by the library to introduce yourself.

Special Education Services Child Find is an attempt by the Berlin and Boylston public school systems to identify and provide services to Berlin and Boylston children with special education needs. Parents of public and private school age children, ages 3 to 21, are invited to contact the Berlin and Boylston Public Schools Special Education Office for information regarding the special education screening process, eligibility guidelines and services. Write inquires to Karen Molnar, director of Pupil Personnel Services, Berlin and Boylston Public Schools, 215 Main St., Boylston Mass. 01505, or call (508) 869-2837 ext. 1106.

The Celestial Stitchers Chapter of the Embroiderer’s Guild of America meets at 7 p.m., on the second Thursday of every month at the Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Shrewsbury and is open to Boylston residents. Call Donna at (508) 560-9425 or visit www.newenglandregionega.org. Learn new stitching skills and techniques or enjoy time to stitch. Visitors and stitchers of all levels are welcome.

The Boylston Food Pantry, located at theMunicipalOfficeBuilding, is experiencing an increased need for services. Donations of food and personal care items can be made through the collection basket in the main foyer of the building at 221 Main St. For information, contact Bruce and Irene Symonds atsymonds869@aol.com.

Volunteers are being sought for projects with the Hillside Restoration Project. The non-profit group is trying to organize community volunteers to tackle jobs such as minor repairs to surfaces and painting to the front interior rooms of the house, gardening and grounds maintenance, construction projects, events and administrative work. In addition, volunteers are needed on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Boylston Historical Society, 7 Central St. In addition, volunteers are needed to help with scrap-booking, mailings and other projects. If interested, call (508) 869-2720 or (508)869-6603, or e-mail Judy Haynes atbyhay2@verizon.net.

Retail hours at the Boylston Post Office, 67 Shrewsbury St., are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. to noon. Post office box holders will have access Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The Berlin-Boylston Public schools budget is now available online at www.bbrsd.com, under the “Superintendent’s Corner” blog.

Museum and entertainment passes for area family entertainment destinations are sponsored by the Friends of the Boylston Public Library group. Passes are limited and offer different discounts for different facilities. Call the library for more details at (508) 869-2371. Available passes include: Davis Farmland/MegaMaze, in Sterling; Higgins Armory Museum, in Worcester; The Butterfly Place, in Westford; The Ecotarium, in Worcester; Tower Hill Botanic Garden, in Boylston; Mystic Aquarium, in Mystic, Conn.; Wheelock Family Theatre, in Boston; and the USS Constitution Museum in Boston, two passes, each for up to nine people, are available.

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